Tag: fashion pollution

Why fashion’s ‘recycling’ is not saving the planet

By Ornella LAMBERTI PARIS, Feb 14, 2024 (AFP) – In H&M’s flagship Paris store it is hard to find clothes that do not claim to be made from “recycled materials”. Last year, 79 percent of the polyester in its collections came from recycled materials, and next year it wants it all to be recycled. The Swedish fast fashion giant told AFP that recycled material allows the “industry to reduce its dependence on virgin polyester made […]

UK designer rejects ‘fast fashion’ to protect planet

By Caroline TAÏX Driven by a passion to protect the planet, Phoebe English hasn’t bought a centimetre of fabric or a single plastic button for her collection at London Fashion Week. The fashion industry is one of the most polluting, accounting for up to 10 percent of greenhouse gas emissions, according to World Bank estimates. “Fast fashion”, where clothes are bought for a few dollars and then discarded after a few wears, leads to a […]